List of people from Western Assam

The modern Western Assam is culturally distinct region.[1] This list specifically focuses on people from Western Assam.

Legendary

Name	Occupation
Naraka	Founder, Naraka dynasty
Bhagadatta	Ruler, Naraka dynasty
Vajradatta	Ruler, Naraka dynasty

Ancient

Name	Occupation
Pushyavarman	Founder, Varman dynasty
Samudravarman	Ruler, Varman dynasty
Balavarman	Ruler, Varman dynasty
Kalyanavarman	Ruler, Varman dynasty
Ganapativarman	Ruler, Varman dynasty
Mahendravarman	Ruler, Varman dynasty
Narayanavarman	Ruler, Varman dynasty
Bhutivarman	Ruler, Varman dynasty
Chandramukhavarman	Ruler, Varman dynasty
Sthitavarman	Ruler, Varman dynasty
Susthitavarman	Ruler, Varman dynasty
Supratisthitavarman	Ruler, Varman dynasty
Bhaskaravarman	Ruler, Varman dynasty
Avantivarman	Ruler, Varman dynasty
Brahma Pala	Founder, Pala dynasty
Ratna Pala	Ruler, Pala dynasty
Indra Pala	Ruler, Pala dynasty
Go Pala	Ruler, Pala dynasty
Harsha Pala	Ruler, Pala dynasty
Dharma Pala	Ruler, Pala dynasty
Jaya Pala	Ruler, Pala dynasty
Lauhityapada	Litterateur
Minanatha	Litterateur
Kumarila Bhatta	Preacher
Chand Sadagar	Merchant

Medieval[2]

Name	Occupation
Ananta Kandali	Litterateur
Bakul Kayastha	Litterateur
Bhattadeva	Litterateur
Bhusana Dvija	Litterateur
Birdatta Choudhury	Revolutionary
Chandra Bharati	Litterateur
Damodara Deva	Litterateur
Durgabar Kayastha	Litterateur
Kalapachandra Dvija	Litterateur
Gopalacharana Dwija	Litterateur
Gopala Mishra	Litterateur
Haribara Vipra	Litterateur
Haradatta Choudhury	Revolutionary
Hema Saraswati	Litterateur
Pitambar Dvija	Litterateur
Pitambara Sidhanta Vagisa	Litterateur
Rama Saraswati	Litterateur
Rudra Kandali	Litterateur
Sarvabhauma Bhattacharya	Litterateur
Sridhara Kandali	Litterateur
Vishnu Bharati	Litterateur

Modern[3]

Name	Occupation
Abani Chakraborty	Litterateur
Adil Hussain	Bollywood actor
Ambika Charan Choudhury	Litterateur
Ambikagiri Raichoudhury	Freedom fighter
Axl Hazarika	Composer, musician, lyricist, producer, film-maker
Banikanta Kakati	Linguistic
Bhabananda Deka	Litterateur and recipient of the literary pension and literature grant
Bhumidhar Barman	Thirteenth chief minister of Assam
Birendra Nath Dutta	National award-winning singer
Bishnu Ram Medhi	Second chief minister of Assam
Bishnu Prasad Rabha	Freedom fighter
Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed	Fifth President of India
Hagrama Mohilary	Chief Executive Member of Bodoland Territorial Council
Himanta Biswa Sarma	Politician
Indira Goswami	National award-winning author
Jim Ankan Deka	Musician and documentary film maker
Kaliram Medhi	Litterateur
Kalpana Patowary	Singer
Mahadev Deka	Bodybuilder
Mahendra Mohan Choudhry	Fourth chief minister of Assam
Parbati Charan Das	Kargil martyr
Pratima Pandey	National award-winning Goalparya Lokgeet singer
Rameshwar Pathak	Famous Kamrupi Lokgeet singer
Ranjit Shekhar Mooshahary	Present Governor of Meghalaya
Sarat Chandra Sinha	Fifth Chief Minister of Assam
Sarbananda Sonowal	Fourteenth Chief Minister of Assam
Seema Biswas	Bollywood actress

References

1. Goswami, Upendranath (1970). A study on Kamrupi: a dialect of Assamese. Dept. of Historical Antiquarian Studies. p. 14.
2. Upendranath Goswami, A study on Kamrupi: a dialect of Assamese, 1970, Ram Sarasvati, Ananta Kandali, Sridhara Kandali, Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya, Dvija Kalapacandra and Bhattadeva, the father of Assamesc prose, all hailed from the present district of Kamrup.
3. "Goalpara boy hits the big time". indiatimes.com. Retrieved 27 November 2012.